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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Timing and Scoring System Using RFID Tags ObsoletesTraditional
Transponders
FERNLEY, Nev., Sept. 29, 2008 -- Zoomius Inc. today
announced the success of the first race weekend run
completely with its revolutionary RFID timing and scoring
system.
A combined Z2/USGPRU motorcycle race weekend at the
Reno-Fernley circuit near Reno, Nevada on the weekend of
August 23-24th featured the first use of the Zoomius TITAN
RFID timing and scoring system to manage a complete race
event.
The event combined practice sessions, qualifying sessions,
sprint races and an endurance race, all of which were
completely managed, timed and scored by the Zoomius TITAN
RFID race management system. Live timing and scoring,
results and lap-times were available to all racers with a
wi-fi enabled computer.
"The race weekend was a complete success," said Chris Keane,
CEO of Zoomius Inc. "Our long-term research and development
has paid off with a great result. Our receivers at
start/finish, pit-in and pit-out gave everyone - staff and
racers alike - a complete and accurate picture of everything
that was happening at any moment."
RFID tags are low-cost, disposable labels that significantly
reduce the cost of outfitting each vehicle. The entry list
for the Z2/USGPRU weekend featured just under one hundred
motorcycles, which were completely outfitted with tags for
less than $40 - less than one thousandth of the cost of
outfitting all vehicles with traditional powered
transponders.
Zoomius's patent-pending RFID timing system has been in
development for several years and has solved significant
problems yet to be discovered by other companies who have
recently made forays into RFID timing systems.
"There have been huge hurdles to overcome since we began
development in 2002. Our latest technology has shown no
problem reliably scoring vehicles traveling in excess of 180
mph and in large clusters such as at the start of a race,"
continued Keane. "Actually, 180 mph isn't a limit of our
RFID system; we just can't get our bikes to go faster on the
front straight at Reno-Fernley."
The first successful race weekend has demonstrated that RFID
timing and scoring is more than just an interesting concept
and that the technology is primed for widespread acceptance
into the racing community. The system is portable, easy to
set up and fully integrated with the industry-leading TIGER
registration management software from Zoomius.
The system works equally well for motorcycles and cars.
About Zoomius Inc.
Zoomius Inc. is the industry leader in information systems
for track-based businesses. Zoomius specializes in providing
systems to streamline operations and reduce costs for track
day organizations of all sizes. In 2007 Zoomius expanded
into providing end-to-end information management systems for
race organizations and now provides completely integrated
solutions to some of the largest club racing organizations
in the United States. For more information, please visit
http://www.zoomius.com
Press Contact:
Chris Keane
888-ZOOMIUS (888-966-6487)
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